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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to electrocardiograms for student 2
athletes; amending s. 1002.20, F.S.; conforming 3
provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 4
1006.20, F.S.; authorizing certain out -of-state 5
licensed practitioners to conduct medical evaluations; 6
requiring certain students to receive an 7
electrocardiogram to participate in interscholastic 8
athletic competition; providing an exemption from such 9
procedure; providing immunity from liability; 10
providing an effective date. 11
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 13
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Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (17) of section 15
1002.20, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 16
1002.20 K-12 student and parent rights.—Parents of public 17
school students must receive accurate and timely information 18
regarding their child's academic progress and must be informed 19
of ways they can help their child to succeed in school. K -12 20
students and their parents are affor ded numerous statutory 21
rights including, but not limited to, the following: 22
(17) ATHLETICS; PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL. — 23
(b) Medical evaluation and electrocardiogram .—Students 24
must satisfactorily pass a medical evaluation each year and, if 25
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applicable, an elect rocardiogram before participating in 26
athletics, unless the parent objects in writing based on 27
religious tenets or practices, in accordance with the provisions 28
of s. 1006.20(2)(d). 29
Section 2. Paragraphs (c) and (d) of subsection (2) of 30
section 1006.20, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 31
1006.20 Athletics in public K -12 schools.— 32
(2) ADOPTION OF BYLAWS, POLICIES, OR GUIDELINES. — 33
(c)1. The FHSAA shall adopt bylaws that require all 34
students participating in interscholastic athletic competition 35
or who are candidates for an interscholastic athletic team to 36
satisfactorily pass a medical evaluation each year before 37
participating in interscholastic athletic competition or 38
engaging in any practice, tryout, workout, conditioning, or 39
other physical activit y associated with the student's candidacy 40
for an interscholastic athletic team, including activities that 41
occur outside of the school year. Such medical evaluation may be 42
administered only by a practitioner licensed under chapter 458, 43
chapter 459, chapter 460, or s. 464.012 or registered under s. 44
464.0123, or a practitioner who holds an equivalent licensure 45
issued by another state, and in good standing with the 46
practitioner's regulatory board. The bylaws shall establish 47
requirements for eliciting a student' s medical history and 48
performing the medical evaluation required under this paragraph, 49
which shall include a physical assessment of the student's 50
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physical capabilities to participate in interscholastic athletic 51
competition as contained in a uniform prepart icipation physical 52
evaluation and history form. The evaluation form shall 53
incorporate the recommendations of the American Heart 54
Association for participation cardiovascular screening and shall 55
provide a place for the signature of the practitioner performin g 56
the evaluation with an attestation that each examination 57
procedure listed on the form was performed by the practitioner 58
or by someone under the direct supervision of the practitioner. 59
The form shall also contain a place for the practitioner to 60
indicate if a referral to another practitioner was made in lieu 61
of completion of a certain examination procedure. The form shall 62
provide a place for the practitioner to whom the student was 63
referred to complete the remaining sections and attest to that 64
portion of the examination. The preparticipation physical 65
evaluation form shall advise students to complete a 66
cardiovascular assessment and shall include information 67
concerning alternative cardiovascular evaluation and diagnostic 68
tests. Results of such medical evaluati on must be provided to 69
the school. A student is not eligible to participate, as 70
provided in s. 1006.15(3), in any interscholastic athletic 71
competition or engage in any practice, tryout, workout, or other 72
physical activity associated with the student's cand idacy for an 73
interscholastic athletic team until the results of the medical 74
evaluation have been received and approved by the school. 75
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2. In addition to the requirements of subparagraph 1., 76
each student who is in grades 9 through 12 and is participating 77
in interscholastic athletic competition or who is a candidate 78
for an interscholastic athletic team must also receive an 79
electrocardiogram. 80
(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (c), a 81
student may participate in interscholastic athletic competiti on 82
or be a candidate for an interscholastic athletic team if the 83
parent of the student objects in writing to the student 84
undergoing a medical evaluation or receiving an 85
electrocardiogram because such evaluation or electrocardiogram 86
is contrary to his or he r religious tenets or practices. 87
However, in such case, there shall be no liability on the part 88
of any person or entity in a position to otherwise rely on the 89
results of such medical evaluation or electrocardiogram for any 90
damages resulting from the studen t's injury or death arising 91
directly from the student's participation in interscholastic 92
athletics where an undisclosed medical condition that would have 93
been revealed in the medical evaluation or electrocardiogram is 94
a proximate cause of the injury or dea th. 95
Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 96